The FIFA 2022 Round 16 match between Brazil & South Korea, held on 5th December, was announced as the final game of the much talked about Stadium 974. After this match, a photo collection was viral on social media claiming to be scenes of stadium 974 being dismantled. However, Factcrescendo Team found these images to […]
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Alcohol is prohibited at stadiums except for a few designated areas during the FIFA football world cup. Many social media posts have related to the pros and cons of this decision, and many fans showed their displeasure over his ban on alcohol, announced just days before the world cup. Factcrescendo Team came across a misleading […]
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A photo of football star Lionel Messi is currently going viral on social media, in which he can be seen surrounded by a few police officers. It is claimed that Saudi Arabian police detained Messi during the FIFA World Cup 2022. However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. This is an old image […]
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In a victory termed one of the greatest upsets in FIFA World Cup history, the Saudi Arabian football team managed to overcome a strong Argentinian team led by the iconic football star, Lionel Messi, to script a 2-1 victory over the 3rd ranked South American football powerhouse. Celebrating this unexpected victory, the following day, 23rd […]
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A viral image is from Saudi Arabia, taken in 2015, where alcohol is banned. Authorities caught a man at the country’s border with the United Arab Emirates with 48,000 cans of Heineken disguised as Pepsi. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is currently underway in the Islamic nation of Qatar. Since Qatar was surprisingly awarded the […]
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Viral posts of cricket fans around the world mourning over the death of South African batsman David Miller’s daughter went viral since last night (October 8th ). These posts originated following an Instagram post by Miller himself and few of the mainstream international media had also reported this as the death of Miller’s own daughter. […]
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Sri Lanka, a nation battered by the ongoing economic crisis, burst into spontaneous celebrations last night, as the cricket team from the island nation made one of the most dramatic comebacks in recent history to lift the Asia Cup 2022 for the sixth time, by beating a more fancied Pakistani team. Social media was flooded […]
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Rivalry between India and Pakistan is a common sight in the sporting arena. We recently noticed a recurring viral post, claiming that a Pakistani wrestler who challenged any Indian to fight with her, was defeated by an Indian lady, who was one of the spectators. However, it turned out to be misleading as both the ladies […]
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A screenshot of an alleged Twitter message got viral on social media claiming that English cricketer Moeen Ali had demanded an apology from India and would boycott the Indian Premier League (IPL) and never would visit India to play cricket matches over its blasphemous statements. However, when Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka investigation revealed that the […]
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Due to Covid-19 pandemic situation, many major sporting & other events that were schedule to take place in the latter half of 2020 were either postponed or cancelled. Tokyo Summer Olympics was rescheduled to take place in 2021 Amid all this, a video got viral on social media with a caption that says- “The fireworks […]
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